Texans Donate Millions to Baptist Work in 1924
Texas Baptists contributed 5 518 792 for home church needs and other benevolences in the year ending May 1 1924. Dr F S Groner announced the tally noting 3 908 889 for home purposes and 1 609 903 for other benevolences including the 75 Million Campaign. A 1925 drive aims to raise 7 500 000 across seventeen Southern states with Texas quota set at 1 800 000 to fund Southwide work beginning January 1 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Baptists
F. S. Groner
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Texas
South
Nothing Like It on Earth Borozone Healing Duo Ad
An archaic advertisement touts Borozone liquid and powder as a superior wound healer. It claims rapid, safe healing and antiseptic action, priced from 30 to 60 cents and up to $1.20 for liquid, with powder in 30 and 60 cent sizes, sold by Dyer & Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyer & Jones
Notice to Contractors for State Road and Bridge Construction
Grayson County issues sealed bids for grading drainage and earthwork on 2.84 miles of State Highway No. 78 at Sherman. Proposals due Sept 24, 1924 with 5 percent bid bond. plans available in Denison and Austin offices. bids opened publicly and bonds required.
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A. Noble
Grayson County
Sherman
White Rock
Texas
H. M. Scott
State National Bank
Denison
State Highway Dept
State Office Bldg
Austin
R. M. Carter
U. S. Noble
Aive
Sim Flinders Seated Jury Insight Causes Laughs
A light village column reports Sim Flinders noting marriage grants jury duty. Clair Hancock admits faults but fewer than neighbors. Sidney Hocks comments on things being built as expected. Frogs and bugs remark adds humor to the collection. Ellick Helwanger arrested for moonshine drunk and plans to hire a lawyer claiming insanity. Columbus Allsop spends days idle awaiting a big event that turns into hay. Fletch Henstep contemplates patent medicine samples to solve his wife’s ailment.
Stranger at Post Office Sparks Deserted Guessing Game
A morning crowd at the post office debated the stranger’s identity with guesses ranging from preacher to Jesse James, lawyer, and insurance agent as they pieced together clues from his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse James
Roundabout Quotables From a Rural Court House
A curious collection of local humor and small town commentary surfaces as the Postmaster contemplates a prohibition officer role. Cricket Hicks, Atlas Peck, and Jeff Potlock reflect on life, manners, and odd observations while Bounding Bills magistrate hosts a session in a blacksmith shop.
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Bounding Billows
Maternity Aid Costs Shared by Federal and State Systems
Federal and State governments spent 1 688 047 in fifteen months to advance the welfare of mothers and babies under the Federal maternity and infancy act. States used 641 523 and the Federal Government 1 046 524 as reported by the children's bureau of the U S Department of Labor.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Herbine pitched for workers to restore health and energy
An advertisement targets working people claiming liver failure causes languor and blues. It promotes Herbine as the purifying remedy to restore ambition and health, priced 60 cents and sold by Dyer & Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Perhaps a sensible candidate's hardest task is to speak kindly of the platform
A Columbus Ohio State Journal line reflects on political tact, noting that presenting a platform with grace challenges even seasoned candidates. The remark emphasizes the difficulty of maintaining civility while advocating policy.
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Columbus
Ohio State Journal
White's Cream Vermifuge Promises Worm Relief for Children
Describes signs of worms in children such as pallor and fretfulness and recommends White's Cream Vermifuge. Notes that a few doses drive out worms and restore health.
White's Cream Vermifuge Records Fifty Years of Use
White's Cream Vermifuge has a record of fifty years of successful use. Price 35e, Sold by Dyer and Jones.
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Dyer & Jones
Equal Suffrage Quotation From Cleveland Times
A Cleveland Times and Commercial note says equal suffrage for some reformers implies women gain rights when they can give men their dues.
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Cleveland Times and Commercial
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baptists
Earth
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hogwallow News
Dunk Botts
Sim Flinders
Clair Hancock
Sidney Hocks
Slim Pickens
Ellick Helwanger
Tickville
Columbus Allsop
Fletch Henstep
Wilbur Carter
Kelly
R. C. Hoyle
Lloyd Moore
Whitewright
Cricket Hicks
Atlas Peck
Jeff Potlocks
Whitewright Filling Station
Pee Gee
Peaslee-Gaulbert Co. Incorporated
Atlanta
Louisville
Dallas
Buil
Ant
L. LaRoe & Company
Ode Crowell
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
Planters Gin Co
J. R. Oliver
Ford Service
Ford
Sears Auto Co
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